Question 1 of 20The Early Years: 1978-1993
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Which world champion once had an unusual job before turning professional, and how many ways are there to hit a nine-dart finish? These twenty sample questions cover darts from the first world championship in 1978 to the numbers on the board, with a short fact after each one. Throw them at friends, family or your local darts team.
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Question 2 of 20The Early Years: 1978-1993
Bob Anderson was picked for a 1968 British Olympic squad in which athletics event before injury ended that career?
Question 3 of 20The Split and the BDO Era
Who became the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the BDO World Championship, taking the 1994 title?
Question 4 of 20The PDC World Championship
How was the 2007 PDC World Championship final between Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor settled?
Question 5 of 20The Premier League and the TV Majors
The UK Open is nicknamed after which knockout football competition, because entry is open to players at every level?
Question 6 of 20Phil Taylor
Before darts took over, Phil Taylor worked in a Stoke-on-Trent factory making what?
Question 7 of 20The Modern Greats: Van Gerwen, Anderson, Wright, Price
In which position did Gerwyn Price play during his professional rugby career?
Question 8 of 20The New Generation
Luke Humphries worked in which trade in Newbury before turning full-time professional in 2018?
Question 9 of 20Dutch, German and International Darts
Before darts took over, Co Stompé drove a tram in which city?
Question 10 of 20Nine-Darters and Perfect Legs
How many different ways are there of scoring exactly 501 with nine darts, finishing on a double?
Question 11 of 20Nine-Darters and Perfect Legs
Only eight of the 3,944 possible nine-dart routes end on one particular double, yet it is the one players use most. Which is it?
Question 12 of 20Nicknames, Walk-On Music and Characters
Adrian Lewis took the nickname Jackpot in 2005 after a win on a Las Vegas gaming machine that he was not allowed to collect. Why not?
Question 13 of 20Nicknames, Walk-On Music and Characters
Phil Taylor walked on to a track called The Power. Which act recorded it?
Question 14 of 20Venues, Crowds and Atmosphere
Alexandra Palace opened to the public in 1873 and was gutted by fire how long afterwards?
Question 15 of 20Rules, Scoring and the Board
Add up the twenty numbers printed round the edge of a dartboard. What is the total?
Question 16 of 20Rules, Scoring and the Board
Which double do players call the madhouse?
Question 17 of 20Women's Darts
Fallon Sherrock's first-round win at the 2020 PDC World Championship, the first by a woman at that event, came against which player?
Question 18 of 20Commentators, Referees and Broadcasting
Which PDC referee won a series of the Channel 4 word and numbers game Countdown in 2009?
Question 19 of 20Records, Averages and Statistics
A player who completes a 501 leg in exactly 15 darts has what three-dart average for that leg?
Question 20 of 20Records, Averages and Statistics
The 2026 PDC World Championship had 128 players in a straight knockout. How many matches did that require in total?
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- Who won the inaugural World Professional Darts Championship in 1978? Leighton Rees
- Bob Anderson was picked for a 1968 British Olympic squad in which athletics event before injury ended that career? Javelin
- Who became the first player from outside the United Kingdom to win the BDO World Championship, taking the 1994 title? John Part
- How was the 2007 PDC World Championship final between Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor settled? In a sudden-death deciding leg
- The UK Open is nicknamed after which knockout football competition, because entry is open to players at every level? The FA Cup
- Before darts took over, Phil Taylor worked in a Stoke-on-Trent factory making what? Ceramic toilet-roll holders
- In which position did Gerwyn Price play during his professional rugby career? Hooker
- Luke Humphries worked in which trade in Newbury before turning full-time professional in 2018? Roofing
- Before darts took over, Co Stompé drove a tram in which city? Amsterdam
- How many different ways are there of scoring exactly 501 with nine darts, finishing on a double? 3,944
- Only eight of the 3,944 possible nine-dart routes end on one particular double, yet it is the one players use most. Which is it? Double 12
- Adrian Lewis took the nickname Jackpot in 2005 after a win on a Las Vegas gaming machine that he was not allowed to collect. Why not? He was below the gambling age
- Phil Taylor walked on to a track called The Power. Which act recorded it? Snap!
- Alexandra Palace opened to the public in 1873 and was gutted by fire how long afterwards? Sixteen days
- Add up the twenty numbers printed round the edge of a dartboard. What is the total? 210
- Which double do players call the madhouse? Double 1
- Fallon Sherrock's first-round win at the 2020 PDC World Championship, the first by a woman at that event, came against which player? Ted Evetts
- Which PDC referee won a series of the Channel 4 word and numbers game Countdown in 2009? Kirk Bevins
- A player who completes a 501 leg in exactly 15 darts has what three-dart average for that leg? 100.20
- The 2026 PDC World Championship had 128 players in a straight knockout. How many matches did that require in total? 127